The Swarm
“Monsters by the millions - and they're all for real!”
Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
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Cast
62 people
Michael Caine
Brad Crane
Known for
Interstellar
Batman Begins
Katharine Ross
Helena
Known for
The Graduate
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Richard Widmark
General Slater
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Pickup on South Street
Richard Chamberlain
Dr. Hubbard
Known for
Shōgun
King Solomon's Mines
Olivia de Havilland
Maureen
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ben Johnson
Felix
Known for
Bonanza: The Return
Terror Train
Lee Grant
Anne MacGregor
Known for
Damien - Omen II
In the Heat of the Night
José Ferrer
Dr. Andrews
Known for
Dune
Lawrence of Arabia
Patty Duke
Rita
Known for
The Miracle Worker
Amityville: The Evil Escapes
Slim Pickens
Jud Hawkins
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Blazing Saddles
Bradford Dillman
Major Baker
Known for
Piranha
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Fred MacMurray
Clarence
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Apartment
Irwin Allen Director · Stirling Silliphant Screenplay Arthur Herzog III Author
Worldwide gross $7.7M · Budget $21M · United States release July 14, 1978
Box office
Budget
$21,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,700,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 26, 1978
Theatrical
United States · July 14, 1978
Theatrical
United States · December 23, 1992
Physical · Laserdisc
United States
August 6, 2002 · Physical · DVD
France
September 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
September 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
August 5, 1978 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 6, 1978 · Theatrical
Spain
December 14, 1978 · Theatrical
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